The head of the Russia Orthodox Church has said same-sex marriage will destroy everything, and is just as bad as apartheid in Africa or Hitler’s Nazi laws.

Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev, known as the Patriarch of Moscow, gave an interview in which he linked marriage equality to the worst of humanity.

‘We could compare this to the apartheid in Africa or Nazi laws,’ he told Russia Today.

‘When the law went against inherent moral values, the people rebelled. They knew it was artificial and against their nature.’

He added: ‘For the first time in human history, legislation is at odds with the nature of human beings – with what’s good and evil.’

Gundyayev believes marriage equality poses a ‘significant threat’ that could end existence all together. Not that he’s being dramatic.

‘Under no circumstances should this be accepted as a social norm no different from the social norm that stems from our moral nature, meaning marriage between a man and wife who create a family and have children,’ he continued.

‘That’s why we believe this new trend poses a significant threat for the existence of the human race.’